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BearSchlong

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  1. Pshaw, it’s a non event. High frequency traders simply needed some manufactured volatility.
  2. Beaumont
  3. I got tricked into going to see it by my wife and MIL - not because they are nutters but because my wife works for the state and unfortunately does have to remove kids from households where children are sexually assaulted. Mom’s boyfriend needs drug money and becomes a pimp, teenager meets older dude online and runs away (Remember the adventures of Jade, the teen shagster related to Big Tony who was “discovered” by a talent scout?). So while sexual crimes against children are a very real thing, I had no idea about the movie’s production and only a vague recollection about Cavaziel’s history. And I had just had eye surgery and it was 105 outside so I was just happy to be in a theatre. The theatre was full of old white people. Some clapped at the end. I simply walked out of the theatre thinking what the actual fuck, in what world does any of this make sense. Then I discovered this thread and it all clicked.
  4. The boy got his promotion board heads up, he's gonna be a Captain soon.
  5. I've done 5x5 and I love the simplicity and effects it but I agree on getting a trainer. The overhead press part of the 5x5 - be careful. I had an Olympic bar with maybe 15 lbs on each side so a total of 75lbs, a warm up set, and ruptured my bicep tendon and an orthopedic surgeon had to go fish it out from near my elbow. Wear and tear on the shoulder. But the row, deadlift, bench and squats, especially if you start light and focus on form, are amazing. If I had to pick one exercise for the rest of my life it would be the squat. But the squat rack, Olympic bar, and just lifting weights is awesome.
  6. Honestly, I was way more impressed that I envisioned, architected, built, and opened my own theme park that hot celebrities wanted to visit. Next week I get my hormone pellets and my dreams will adjust accordingly.
  7. I forgot they used to let you BYOB! My first buffet concert was astroworld, a dude stands up on the lawn with a liter of everclear and waves it around. An hour later EMS carries him out on a stretcher.
  8. That's not how it works, it goes to the next person on the upgrade list. In this case, an active military member. Plus we had the first row behind first with all the legroom so no big deal.
  9. I'm about to leave for Houston for a medical procedure (cataract surgery) and had trouble sleeping so I took a 5mg valium at midnight. What followed was a fever dream where I built an Americana (think American Pickers) themed amusement park and Sela and her family came to the opening and I spent all day with her trying to get an acceptable selfie, the entire time thinking “Brisket is gonna think this is so cool, I wish he were here!” while acting appropriately nonplussed. For the record, she and her family were cool and down-to-earth as could be, at least in my dream.
  10. Families with small kids were told they could board between A and B. Fatass lazy adults who knew how to game the system boarded ahead of A with the truly disabled. Meanwhile on an AA flight the next week I turned down an upgrade to first to sit with my wife. (our reservations weren't linked, as we were meeting at an airport midway into a trip, and I'm the one with status.)
  11. First thing the DOE did when Ted Kennedy died was greenlight offshore wind power projects off the coast of Hyannisport, or at least that's the legend.
  12. I didn't realize “refundable vs non-refundable” was a thing. I figured that was why they offered travel insurance as an add-on. I fronted our last beach trip AirBNB and the other dad showed up with an envelope full of Benjamins and my beef with him was why couldn't he just zelle me like an adult.
  13. Not the best playlist, but I'll tolerate it while beach or river sitting.
  14. I can't get my wife and her friends to quit singing this.
  15. When Prigozhin took his leave of Masha, he instructed her to “Be nicer ,” owing to the dour expression on her face, she said. “Even with my insane personality, selling my virginity to Prigozhin was a bit over the top,” she said. “Anyway, I felt really down. I remember that day I was thinking about not being late for a doctor’s appointment at the psychiatric hospital.”
  16. My daughter did the same. She had to get far away from her mom. Her first year was covered by enough to offset the costs of being out of state. Plus she bartended so my out of pocket was manageable. She lived in the sorority house her 2nd year and it was very cool, a huge mansion, a house mom who enforced decorum, and a full-service dining room with great food. All in all I was very pleased with the setup. Granted, I was appalled by what I saw at frat parties but the Kappa house was like walking into a nice country club parlor. Even after she moved into an apartment she still took meals at the house, and they were serious about having the highest GPA on campus and participating in campus events. She had a big sis who was a positive influence and then went on to mentor others. The girls took care of their own, which is how she got jobs at decent restaurants and bars and still graduated Magna Cum Laude. All in all I was very pleased, and though I didn't spend a dime on a consultant it didn't hurt that she was reigning Miss Tennessee which cost me quite a bit but that's a whole other story. Tl;Dr lesson one, be attractive. Also make sure your starter wife/baby momma is a psychopath that raises overachievers. Raises the laid-back cool dad factor.
  17. I sent the screenshot from the WSJ article to my daughter with “looks like I dodged a bullet” and she replied lol oh don't worry, you paid plenty. That said, she has Kappa sisters for life.
  18. Just wrote a nice email to this shitbag and will be writing a check for Dade. 
  19. My valuation popped by 28% over what I paid within the last year. I protested, sent them a copy of my contract, and the day before my hearing they sent a proposal for about a 5% increase and I decided to accept.
  20. Right. I actually know the one on the left. She's cool but hates men, particularly James Cameron.
  21. BearSchlong

    Guns

    I agree 100%. First thing I did was check my own firearms.
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